Best Private Detective Novels - April 2024

The Reluctant Detective: A C.T. Ferguson Private Investigator Mystery (The C.T. Ferguson Mystery Novels Book 1)

It’s C.T.’s first case. He wants an easy one.Instead, he gets Alice.C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator.Then Alice walks in.She’s sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it but isn’t convinced. He soon discovers Alice has serious problems of her own.When Alice’s troubles get even worse, C.T. finds his own life in danger. With a liar for a client and enforcers hounding him, can... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07688GQDX
• ASIN: B07688GQDX

Neon Prey (A Prey Novel)

Lucas Davenport tracks a prolific serial killer in the new nail-biting #1 New York Times-bestseller from John Sandford.Clayton Deese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loan shark boss needs to teach someone a lesson. Now, seven months after a job that went south and landed him in jail, Deese has skipped out on bail, and the U.S. Marshals come looking for him. They don't much care about a low-level guy--it's his boss they want--but Deese might be their best chance to bring down the whole operation.Then, they step onto a dirt trail behind Deese's rural Louisiana cabin and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0525536582
• ASIN: 0525536582
• ISBN: 0525536582
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

The Bitterroots: A Novel

A riveting new novel from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box.The ties that bind can burn you.Former sheriff’s investigator Cassie Dewell is trying to start her life over as in private practice. She’s her own boss and answers to no one, and that’s just the way she likes it after the past few tumultuous years. All that certainty changes when an old friend calls in a favor: she wants Cassie to help exonerate a man accused of assaulting a young woman from an influential family. Against her own better judgment, Cassie agrees. But out by the Bitterroot Mountain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250051053
• ASIN: 1250051053
• ISBN: 1250051053
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

Lethal White (A Cormoran Strike Novel)

"Rowling's wizardry as a writer is on fulsome display" (USA Today) in this #1 New York Times bestseller from the international bestselling author Robert Galbraith.When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.Trying to get to the bo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316422770
• ASIN: 0316422770
• ISBN: 0316422770
• Manufacturer: Mulholland Books

ONE LAST KILL: A fast paced, action packed detective mystery, a gripping serial killer crime thriller with a twist. (The Far South Series Book 1)

IF YOU HURT SOMEONE BAD ENOUGH THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T MAKE THEM DO.Bobby Ress is a cop with a simple life.He believes in making a difference.He loves his wife and his daughter.He has a place in the world.Then people start dying, a lot of them, in horrible ways. It's a case like no other. And step by gruesome step the simple, true things Bobby knew to be right and good begin to make less and less sense. Because Bobby is learning about pain. He doesn't like to admit it. He doesn't like to know, but he's slowly realizing: If you hurt someone bad enough for long enough then there's nothing,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IED3FWO
• ASIN: B01IED3FWO
• Manufacturer: Finn Bell

Skin Game (A Teddy Fay Novel Book 3)

Teddy Fay returns to his roots in espionage, in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.When Teddy Fay receives a freelance assignment from a gentleman he can't refuse, he jets off to Paris on the hunt for a treasonous criminal. But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger--and stranger--than he could imagine. The trail of bread crumbs leads to secrets hidden within secrets, evildoers trading in money and power, and a global threat on an unprecedented scale. Under the beautiful ven... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07F5X9FD2
• ASIN: B07F5X9FD2
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Loose Ends: A Private Investigator Crime and Suspense Mystery Thriller (California Corwin P. I. Mystery Series Book 1)

Kidnapping, Murder and Betrayal Stalk the Streets of San Francisco.1 Novel + 1 Novelette! Two complete Cal Corwin, Private Eye cases.When a young girl is kidnapped, street-smart but damaged San Francisco ex-cop California "Cal" Corwin is engaged to find and rescue her before murder raises the stakes. As a straightforward case takes unexpected twists, Cal must quell a growing fear that an anguished mother may never see her child again. With a shadowy crime lord lurking behind every unexpected clue, Cal struggles to tie up loose ends before evil claims its next victim.Loose Ends is the first boo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00P83903M
• ASIN: B00P83903M
• Manufacturer: Reaper Press

The Never Game (A Colter Shaw Novel Book 1)

From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw."You have been abandoned."A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a "reward seeker," traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming indu... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07HDSGVMQ
• ASIN: B07HDSGVMQ
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Tripwire (Jack Reacher, Book 3)

• ASIN: B001FXK8XU
• ASIN: B001FXK8XU
• Manufacturer: Berkley

FORGET ME NOT - MARK KANE MYSTERIES - BOOK ONE: A Private Investigator Clean Mystery & Suspense Series. Murder Mysteries & Whodunits with more Twists and Turns than a Roller Coaster.

WITH OVER 2,000 5-STAR REVIEWS, THE MARK KANE MYSTERIES SERIES IS A MUST FOR READERS WHO ENJOY GOOD, CLEAN MYSTERIES WITH PLENTY OF TWISTS. 'IF YOU LIKE WHODUNITS, YOU'LL LOVE THESE!'A DEVOTED HUSBAND has planted a carpet of forget-me-nots in memory of his wife who has recently died from complications following the rapid progression of Alzheimer's disease. Or has she?Greg Philips' wife, Gloria, has recently died after suffering from chronic dementia, leaving Susan, her long-lost illegitimate daughter, a large slice of her estate. But is Susan who she claims to be? And was Gloria mentally compe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B013WVLMDM
• ASIN: B013WVLMDM
• Manufacturer: MKM Enterprises

Case Histories: A Novel (Jackson Brodie)

The first book in Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie Mysteries series, called "The best mystery of the decade" by Stephen King, finds private investigator Jackson Brodie following three seemingly unconnected family mysteries in Edinburgh Case one: A little girl goes missing in the night. Case two: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac's apparently random attack. Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making - with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband - until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape.Thirty years after the first incident... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316010707
• ASIN: 0316010707
• ISBN: 0316010707
• Brand: Back Bay Books
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

Murder at Merisham Lodge: Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate: Book 1

A mansion, a title and marriage to a wealthy Lord – Lady Eveline Cartwright has it all. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to prevent her being bludgeoned to death one night in the study of Merisham Lodge, the family’s country estate in Derbyshire. Suspicion quickly falls on her ne’er-do-well son, Peter, but not everyone in the household is convinced of his guilt. Head kitchen maid Joan Hart and lady’s maid, Verity Hunter, know that when it comes to a crime, all is not always as it seems. With suspicions and motives thick on the ground, Joan and Verity must use all the wit and courage th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01A03HKFE
• ASIN: B01A03HKFE
• Manufacturer: Isaro Publishing Ltd

Vanished (Private Justice Book #1): A Novel

Reporter Moira Harrisons is lost. In the dark. In a thunderstorm. When a confusing detour places her on a rural, wooded road, she's startled by the sudden appearance of a lone figure caught in the beam of her headlights. Though Moira jams on her brakes, the car careens across the wet pavement--and the solid thump against the side of the vehicle tells her she hit the person before she crashes into a tree on the far side of the road. A dazed Moira is relieved when a man opens her door, tells her he saw everything, and promises to call 911. Then everything fades to black. When she comes to an hou... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00A8NUGWQ
• ASIN: B00A8NUGWQ
• Manufacturer: Revell

One Good Turn: A Novel (Jackson Brodie Book 2)

• ASIN: B000Q80TA2
• ASIN: B000Q80TA2
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19)

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, California's newest private investigator, Detective Harry Bosch, must track down a missing heir while helping a police department connect the dots on a dangerous cold case.Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves.Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. When he ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01BU1ITMI
• ASIN: B01BU1ITMI
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Missing : A Private Novel

"This book was previously published as Private Sydney in the UK by Century and in Australia by Century Australia ... in 2015." -- Title page

• UPC: 55565067
• Rating: 2.833

The Grave's a Fine and Private Place : A Flavia de Luce Novel

""The world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth" (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty new mystery novel from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley. In the wake of an unthinkable

• UPC: 56077472
• Rating: 4.31

Something Hidden: A Totally Unputdownable Murder Mystery Novel (Paperback)

Something Hidden: A Totally Unputdownable Murder Mystery

• UPC: 724640908

Private Paris

-When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from

• UPC: 55107462
• Rating: 3.875

Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare - eBook

Cyril Hare's short stories were mostly written for the London Evening Standard. Among them, The Story of Hermione, in which the eponymous character grows rich from the all too convenient deaths of several relatives, has been called

• UPC: 595491556
• Rating: 3.0

Private Vegas

"Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds--especially those with a secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location

• UPC: 39968493
• Rating: 3.4

Private: Gold

"Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg's Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent suicide of his business partner, he can't handle much more.

• UPC: 55566279
• Rating: 4.0

Private L.A.

When Hollywood's golden couple goes missing, Private's Jack Morgan is the only one who can solve the mystery.Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They maybe two of the biggest

• UPC: 39966279
• Rating: 4.167

Count to Ten : A Private Novel

Originally published: by Century in the United Kingdom as Private

• UPC: 56086943
• Rating: 3.0

Deception (A Private Detective Mystery Series of crime mystery novels Book 4) - eBook

Private Detective Alex French solves problems. And hes very good at what he does. But now the problem strikes too close to home.This time, Alex French is working on the mysterious disappearance of Eva Chandler,

• UPC: 722243653